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Price, quality, and reputation: evidence from an online field experiment

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  1. Rroshi, Daniela & Weichselbaumer, Michael, 2021. "What is in a price? Evidence on quality signaling for experience goods," Department of Economics Working Paper Series 311, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business.
  2. Brian Albrecht & Omar Al-Ubaydli & Peter Boettke, 2022. "Testing the Hayek hypothesis: Recent theoretical and experimental evidence," Artefactual Field Experiments 00759, The Field Experiments Website.
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  4. Bruno Jullien & In-Uck Park, 2014. "New, Like New, or Very Good? Reputation and Credibility," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 81(4), pages 1543-1574.
  5. Behnud Mir Djawadi & René Fahr & Claus-Jochen Haake & Sonja Recker, 2018. "Maintaining vs. milking good reputation when customer feedback is inaccurate," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(11), pages 1-23, November.
  6. Hsing Kenneth Cheng & D. Daniel Sokol & Xinyu Zang, 2024. "The rise of empirical online platform research in the new millennium," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(2), pages 416-451, March.
  7. Omar Al-Ubaydli & John A. List, 2016. "Field Experiments in Markets," NBER Working Papers 22113, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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  9. Tobias Gesche, 2022. "Reference‐price shifts and customer antagonism: Evidence from reviews for online auctions," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(3), pages 558-578, August.
  10. Andreas Leibbrandt, 2012. "Are social preferences related to market performance?," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 15(4), pages 589-603, December.
  11. Wang, Yuting & Li, Hui, 2024. "Trust transfer effect: The impact of effective market order on tourists' purchase behavior," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
  12. Matthias Wibral, 2015. "Identity changes and the efficiency of reputation systems," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 18(3), pages 408-431, September.
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  18. Judith Kas & Rense Corten & Arnout van de Rijt, 2023. "Trust, reputation, and the value of promises in online auctions of used goods," Rationality and Society, , vol. 35(4), pages 387-419, November.
  19. Chenavaz Régis, 2017. "Better Product Quality May Lead to Lower Product Price," The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 17(1), pages 1-22, January.
  20. Michael Luca & Oren Reshef, 2020. "The Effect of Price on Firm Reputation," NBER Working Papers 27405, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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  22. Jennifer Brown & John Morgan, 2009. "How Much Is a Dollar Worth? Tipping versus Equilibrium Coexistence on Competing Online Auction Sites," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 117(4), pages 668-700, August.
  23. Christopher T. Stanton & Catherine Thomas, 2016. "Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 83(2), pages 810-854.
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  26. Kevin Hasker & Robin Sickles, 2010. "eBay in the Economic Literature: Analysis of an Auction Marketplace," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 37(1), pages 3-42, August.
  27. Ulrike Malmendier & Young Han Lee, 2011. "The Bidder's Curse," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(2), pages 749-787, April.
  28. Brett Hollenbeck & Sridhar Moorthy & Davide Proserpio, 2019. "Advertising Strategy in the Presence of Reviews: An Empirical Analysis," Marketing Science, INFORMS, vol. 38(5), pages 793-811, September.
  29. Evan Magnusson, 2022. "Unboxing the Causal Effect of Ratings on Product Demand: Evidence from Wayfair.com," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 70(3), pages 525-564, September.
  30. Ginger Zhe Jin & Phillip Leslie, 2009. "Reputational Incentives for Restaurant Hygiene," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 1(1), pages 237-267, February.
  31. Luís Cabral & Lingfang (Ivy) Li, 2015. "A Dollar for Your Thoughts: Feedback-Conditional Rebates on eBay," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 61(9), pages 2052-2063, September.
  32. Gregory Lewis, 2011. "Asymmetric Information, Adverse Selection and Online Disclosure: The Case of eBay Motors," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(4), pages 1535-1546, June.
  33. McCannon, Bryan C. & Minuci, Eduardo, 2020. "Shill bidding and trust," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 26(C).
  34. Bernardita Vial & Felipe Zurita, 2013. "Incentives and Reputation when Names can be Replaced: Valjean Reinvented as Monsieur Madeleine," Documentos de Trabajo 447, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..
  35. Carla Guadalupi, 2018. "Learning quality through prices and word‐of‐mouth communication," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(1), pages 53-70, March.
  36. David Grether & David Porter & Matthew Shum, 2015. "Cyber-Shilling in Automobile Auctions: Evidence from a Field Experiment," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 7(3), pages 85-103, August.
  37. Paul Belleflamme & Martin Peitz, 2018. "Inside the engine room of digital platforms: Reviews, ratings, and recommendations," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2018_004, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
  38. Lukac, Martin & Grow, André, 2020. "Reputation systems and recruitment in online labor markets: insights from an agent-based model," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 114454, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  39. Erfan Rezvani & Christian Rojas, 2022. "Firm responsiveness to consumers' reviews: The effect on online reputation," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(4), pages 898-922, November.
  40. Jonathan Zinman & Eric Zitzewitz, 2016. "Wintertime for Deceptive Advertising?," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 8(1), pages 177-192, January.
  41. Wibral, Matthias, 2014. "Identity Changes and the Efficiency of Reputation Systems," IZA Discussion Papers 8216, IZA Network @ LISER.
  42. Andy W. Chen & Hao Chen, 2021. "Pricing of higher education: The case of top-ranked MBA programs," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 10(3), pages 310-318.
  43. Tim Grebe & Radosveta Ivanova-Stenzel & Sabine Kröger, 2009. "Buy-it-Now Prices in eBay Auctions-The Field in the Lab," Cahiers de recherche 0950, CIRPEE.
  44. Roe, Brian E. & Wu, Steven Y., 2009. "Do the Selfish Mimic Cooperators? Experimental Evidence from Finitely-Repeated Labor Markets," IZA Discussion Papers 4084, IZA Network @ LISER.
  45. Liu, Kang Ernest & Shiu, Ji-Liang & Sun, Chia-Hung, 2013. "How different are consumers in Internet auction markets? Evidence from Japan and Taiwan," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 1-12.
  46. Jesper Akesson & Robert Hahn & Robert Metcalfe & Manuel Monti-Nussbaum, 2025. "The Impact of Fake Reviews on Demand and Welfare," Framed Field Experiments 00821, The Field Experiments Website.
  47. Tobias J. Klein & Christian Lambertz & Konrad O. Stahl, 2016. "Market Transparency, Adverse Selection, and Moral Hazard," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 124(6), pages 1677-1713.
  48. Kusterer, David & Bolton, Gary & Mans, Johannes, 2016. "Inflated Reputations Uncertainty, Leniency & Moral Wiggle Room in Trader Feedback Systems," VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change 145794, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
  49. Bolton, Gary E. & Ockenfels, Axel, 2014. "Does laboratory trading mirror behavior in real world markets? Fair bargaining and competitive bidding on eBay," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 143-154.
  50. Castillo Apraiz, Julen & Matey de Antonio, Jesús, 2018. "Does quality pay in the pharmaceutical industry? The mediating role of training of personnel between quality management and performance," Revista de Dirección y Administración de Empresas, Universidad del País Vasco - Escuela Universitaria de Estudios Empresariales de San Sebastián.
  51. Min Zhao & Shuyun Wang & Tongshui Xia, 2025. "The social welfare effect of e-commerce product reputation information asymmetry from the perspective of network externality," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(1), pages 1-20, January.
  52. Wu, Kewen & Vassileva, Julita & Noorian, Zeinab & Zhao, Yuxiang, 2015. "How do you feel when you see a list of prices? the interplay among price dispersion, perceived risk and initial trust in Chinese C2C market," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 25(C), pages 36-46.
  53. Chen Feng Ng, 2013. "Arbitrage Across Borders: Why Itunes Gift Cards Sell Above Face Value On Ebay," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 51(2), pages 1299-1310, April.
  54. Wagner, Alexander F. & Gibson Brandon, Rajna & Sohn, Matthias & Tanner, Carmen, 2018. "Earnings Management and Managerial Honesty: The Investors’ Perspectives," CEPR Discussion Papers 13207, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
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  56. Pu-Yan Nie, 2012. "Maintenance Commitments for Monopolized Goods," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2012(1), pages 18-29.
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  60. Foster, Joshua, 2022. "How rating mechanisms shape user search, quality inference and engagement in online platforms: Experimental evidence," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 791-807.
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  63. Trevon D. Logan & Manisha Shah, 2013. "Face Value: Information and Signaling in an Illegal Market," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 79(3), pages 529-564, January.
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  65. Engström, Per & Forsell, Eskil, 2018. "Demand effects of consumers’ stated and revealed preferences," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 43-61.
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